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A 26-year-old man, Osarenkhoe Atutie, has been jailed for seven and a half years after pleading guilty to violently stabbing his ex-partner 12 times with a knife on Duke Street in Leith — an attack that left her with a collapsed lung and required hospitalization. The assault, which occurred while she was with their daughter, was only stopped when three bystanders bravely intervened, disarming him and holding him until police arrived. Judge Lord Cubie praised the heroes who saved her life, noting the lasting trauma inflicted on both victim and child, and imposed a lifetime ban on contact. Though Atutie’s defense cited mental health struggles, they didn’t excuse the crime. With no prior convictions, he may face deportation upon release. Police Scotland reaffirmed their zero-tolerance stance on violence against women, using this harrowing case as a sobering reminder of how quickly community courage can turn tragedy into survival — and why such crimes must never be tolerated.

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